4. Kale has an intense flavor, but it mellows out when you pair it with an equally strong flavor like pineapple: 1 banana | 1 pear | 1 orange | 1/4 pineapple, peeled and chopped | 1 handful kale | ice (add water if you like a thinner consistency). Process in a blender until smooth. –lyndak

Leena Trivedi-Grenier is a Bay Area food writer and cooking teacher with an undying love for pot stickers. She earned her master’s in gastronomy from Le Cordon Bleu. Her writing appears on her blog Leena Eats and in various food-based encyclopedias.